World Darts Federation

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The World Darts Federation (WDF) was formed in 1976, by representatives of fifteen (15) nations. Membership is open to the official National organizing body for Darts in all nations. The WDF encourages the promotion of the Sport of Darts among and between those bodies, in an effort to gain international recognition for Darts as a major Sport.

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[edit] Members

Australia Austria Bahamas Barbados Belgium Belize Bermuda Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria
Canada Cayman Islands Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Germany Gibraltar
Greece Guyana Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Iran Italy Jamaica Japan Korea Latvia
Luxembourg Malaysia Malta Netherlands New Zealand N. Ireland Norway Pakistan Philippines Portugal Puerto Rico Rep. Ireland
Russia Scotland Seychelles Singapore Slovakia South Africa Spain St. Lucia Sweden Switzerland Trinidad & Tobago Turkey
Turks & Caicos Wales

One of the member organisations is the British Darts Organisation (BDO), which is the official darts body for Britain. It's one of two British Organisations (the PDC being the other one).

[edit] WDF World No. 1s

Year Men Women Year Men Women
1984 Eric Bristow Sandy Reitan 1996 Martin Adams Deta Hedman
1985 Eric Bristow Lilian Barnett 1997 Martin Adams Deta Hedman
1986 John Lowe Linda Batten 1998 Ronnie Baxter Francis Heonselaar
1987 Bob Anderson Maaritt Fagerholm 1999 Raymond van Barneveld Trina Gulliver
1988 John Lowe Jayne Kempster 2000 Raymond van Barneveld Trina Gulliver
1989 Bob Anderson Sharon Colclough 2001 Mervyn King Trina Gulliver
1990 Eric Bristow Sharon Colclough 2002 John Walton Trina Gulliver
1991 Phil Taylor Sharon Colclough 2003 Martin Adams Trina Gulliver
1992 Rod Harrington Mandy Solomons 2004 Raymond van Barneveld Trina Gulliver
1993 Leo Laurens Mandy Solomons 2005 Raymond van Barneveld Trina Gulliver
1994 Steve Beaton Deta Hedman 2006 Martin Adams Trina Gulliver
1995 Richie Burnett Deta Hedman 2007

While it is clear that the best female darts player is Trina Gulliver, having been No. 1 on eight consecutive occasions, it is more difficult to determine the best male player. No man has been No. 1 that many times in a row, although both Martin Adams and Raymond van Barneveld had held the position four times. The rankings for the men has become even more complex since the inception of the Profession Darts Corporation (PDC). The players from the PDC are not included in the rankings because the BDO, which is the British governing body, is the one that is registered with the WDF.

The reason for the PDC existing is that the top 16 BDO players in 1993 disagreed with some aspects of the organisations running - so they split to form the PDC. At the time was called the World Darts Council, but it was forced to change it's name as it wasn't considered the world governing body - that was the WDF.

[edit] WDF Competitions

Although domestic organisations run their own competitions, there are a selection run by the WDF. These are:

  • World Cup
  • Asia/Pacific Cup
  • Americas Cup
  • Europe Cup

These are all singles competitions, but there are also pairs events.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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